Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialization

Description

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialization is a training course for mapping your world using GIS, where you will learn the tools, concepts and technical terms of spatial analysis and modeling. Knowledge of geographic information systems is highly requested by different industries from agriculture to public health. This course series will teach you all the necessary skills to successfully use the GIS program in a professional environment. You will learn how to analyze your spatial data, use mapping techniques to communicate results on maps, and collaborate with peers in GIS and GIS-related fields.

What you will learn in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialization course:

Creating and working with raster data
Data development and analysis for geographic analysis projects
Developing a large processing workflow in ModelBuilder
Interpret and explain the results you obtained in comparison to the original problem and/or GIS hypothesis

Course details:

Publisher: Coursera
teacher: Nick Santos
English language
Education level: introductory
Number of courses: 5
Duration: hours and minutes

Courses available in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialization:

COURSE 1
Fundamentals of GIS

COURSE 2
GIS Data Formats, Design and Quality

COURSE 3
Geospatial and Environmental Analysis

COURSE 4
Imagery, Automation, and Applications

COURSE 5
Geospatial Analysis Project

Course prerequisites:

The specialization uses ArcGIS for Desktop. Instructions will be provided inside the course to download a free educational license. Please check below to make sure your computer meets the requirements to run ArcGIS.

ArcGIS requires a computer running Microsoft Windows, please visit Esri’s website to view the current system requirements for ArcGIS Desktop: http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/desktop/latest/get-started/system-requirements/arcgis-desktop- system-requirements.html.

If you would like to take the course using a Mac, it is possible, but you must feel comfortable setting up and installing Microsoft Windows on your Mac, either using virtualization software such as VirtualBox (free), BootCamp (free), Parallels, or VMWare. If you do not already have a Windows license, a free trial is available, but then you may be required to purchase a license in the future. A forum post in the first course includes tips from other students who have gone through the courses using a Mac to help you get set up. Still, getting the software set up on a Mac (or Linux) is ultimately up to you and not currently a supported configuration for this course. We hope to offer cross-platform training in the near future.

This specialization is for beginners, and assumes no pre-existing knowledge of GIS. Pre-existing knowledge in GIS will help you absorb concepts more quickly, but is not required.